Sunday, October 24, 2010

Tricky Treats...

Ghosts, goblins, witches, zombies, monsters and scariest of all... CANDY - lots and lots of evil sugar waiting to be devoured and to send poor pancreases everywhere into overdrive. Yep, it's Halloween and temptation is going to be everywhere and not just for the kids. Last year Americans spent almost 2 billion dollars on Halloween candy according to the National Retail Federation. And while there are alternatives to traditional Trick or Treating for the kids the fact is that we will all be exposed to copious amounts of candy and sugar at some time before, on or after this frightening holiday.

This post is dedicated to giving you the bone-chilling facts about all those "Tricky Treats". Let's take a look at some of the more popular selections:

There's a look at some of the most popular Halloween sweets. Some of you might be thinking, "Hey, that doesn't look so bad." If you're in that crowd, remember these are the "fun size" packages and small servings. Also, take into consideration that the likelihood of eating "just one" treat is for most, slim and none. The numbers add up FAST and before you know it you've eaten the sugar equivalent of a couple cans of Mountain Dew and if that doesn't scare you nothing will...

4 comments:

That's terrifying! Thank goodness it's once a year (although, unfortunately, most kids see a spike in sugar for a bunch of other holidays too). What are your suggestions for alternatives and what should parents do to keep their little sugar fiends at bay for the candy rush?

Nice list! For this reason, I cringe when Halloween roles around, and I don't even have kids! But as sure as anything, in about a week, there will be a deluge of colds, flus, stomach bugs, etc. People will blame it on the changing of the seasons, but I blame it on the sugar!